Rishi Sunak said the UK-Japan relationship is now the "strongest it has ever been" as he hailed £18billion of new Japanese investment in Britain. 

Speaking to business leaders in Tokyo this morning before he attends the G7 summit in Hiroshima, the Prime Minister said the opportunities for both countries to work together are "incredible". 

He said: "I couldn’t miss this opportunity to come here and thank all of you, the brilliant businesses who have together made the relationship between our two countries the strongest it has ever been."

Mr Sunak said businesses from Japan and the UK have a "long, proud history of partnership". 

He added: "I am delighted to announce new investment commitments worth nearly £18billion. This is a huge vote of confidence in the UK economy, it will create hundreds of good, well-paid jobs with significantly more to come as these projects get underway." 

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